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Missional Map-Making. Skills for Leading in Times of Transition
Alan Roxburgh
Guidance for church leaders to develop their own maps and chart new paths toward stronger, more vibrant, and more missional congregations In the burgeoning missional church movement, churches are seeking to become less focused on programs for...
Twelve Keys to an Effective Church. Strong, Healthy Congregations Living in the Grace of God
Kennon Callahan L.
A thoroughly revised and updated edition of one of the most trusted and authoritative strategic resources for church leaders In this second edition of his groundbreaking book, Kennon Callahan identifies the twelve essential qualities of...
Baby Boomers and Beyond. Tapping the Ministry Talents and Passions of Adults over 50
Amy Hanson
How ministry leaders can help older adults be a vital part of Christian community With the explosion of the older adult population, this important book explores the opportunities and challenges that this presents for the Christian community. Amy...
In Pursuit of Great AND Godly Leadership. Tapping the Wisdom of the World for the Kingdom of God
Mike Bonem
Is it possible for church leaders to use biblical and secular leadership concepts in a way that keeps Christ—not the marketplace—at the center of their mission? Drawing on biblical material and business wisdom, In Pursuit of Great AND Godly...
When Religion Becomes Lethal. The Explosive Mix of Politics and Religion in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Charles Kimball
A compelling look at today's complex relationship between religion and politics In his second book, bestselling author Charles Kimball addresses the urgent global problem of the interplay between fundamentalist Abrahamic religions and politics...
Your Church in Rhythm. The Forgotten Dimensions of Seasons and Cycles
Bruce Miller B.
A gentle new way for church leader’s to survive stress and burnout Bruce Miller debunks the idea of balance—basically trying to have it all, all the time. Most churches and their pastors try to do everything at once and feel guilty if any one...
The Other 80 Percent. Turning Your Church's Spectators into Active Participants
Warren Bird
A research-based approach to developing more active and involved congregations In this practical resource, well-known and respected researcher Scott Thumma and professional co-writer Warren Bird draw upon new and heretofore unpublished research...
Divine Intuition. Your Inner Guide to Purpose, Peace, and Prosperity
Lynn Robinson A.
A guide for getting in touch with the inner wisdom that can lead to a more abundant and successful life When you are in touch with your intuition, every moment in your life takes on a whole new dimension as intuitive wisdom pours in. Your...
Catholic Mass For Dummies
Rev. Brighenti Kenneth
An unintimidating guide to understanding the Catholic Mass Throughout the centuries, the liturgy of the Church has taken a variety of regional and historical forms, but one thing has remained constant: the Mass has always been the central form...
Hinduism For Dummies
Amrutur Srinivasan V.
Your hands-on guide to one of the world's major religions The dominant religion of India, «Hinduism» refers to a wide variety of religious traditions and philosophies that have developed over thousands of years. Today, the United States is home...
Buddhism For Dummies
Stephan Bodian
Your hands-on guide to this widely practiced and ancient religion Buddhism, one of the world's most widely practiced religions, is a fascinating yet complex eastern religion that is rapidly spreading throughout western civilization. What does it...
Taoism For Dummies
Jonathan Herman
The definitive guide to understanding Taoism—no matter your background or faith Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is the second most translated book in the world, and the practice of religious Taoism is on the rise in China, where adherents currently...
Prodigal Christianity. 10 Signposts into the Missional Frontier
Geoffrey Holsclaw
An engaging and thoughtful book that guides readers into the frontiers of being a missional Christian Prodigal Christianity offers a down-to-earth, accessible, and yet provocative understanding of God's mission of redemption in the world, and...
About You. Fully Human, Fully Alive
Dick Staub
In About You, Dick Staub addresses irreligious, religious, spiritual seekers and all kinds of Christians and shows us that Jesus came to satisfy our universal longing for a fully human life, not to establish a narrow us versus them religion. In...
Viral Churches. Helping Church Planters Become Movement Makers
Ed Stetzer
A groundbreaking guide for multiplying the impact of church plants Based on a study that was commissioned by the Leadership Network, this book reveals the best practices in church planting and uncovers the common threads among them. A...
The Underground Church. Reclaiming the Subversive Way of Jesus
Robin Meyers
A new way to follow Jesus that draws on old ways of following Him The Underground Church proposes that the faithful recapture the spirit of the early church with its emphasis on what Christians do rather than what they believe. Prominent...
Beyond Forgiveness. Reflections on Atonement
Phil Cousineau
If we harbor thoughts of violence or hatred, or seek revenge or retribution, we are contributing to the wounding of the world; if we transform those thoughts into forgiveness and compassion, and then move beyond them to actually make amends or...
Missional Communities. The Rise of the Post-Congregational Church
Reggie McNeal
The third book in the trilogy that explores the popular missional movement From Reggie McNeal, the bestselling author of The Present Future and Missional Renaissance, comes the third book in the series that helps to define and illuminate the...
Dare to Wear Your Soul on the Outside. Live Your Legacy Now
Gloria Burgess J.
In this inspirational book, Gloria Burgess uses the touching story of her father's relationship with William Faulkner as a starting point to explore a classic topic: how to bring forth the character qualities of love, wisdom, trust, faith,...
Building a Healthy Multi-ethnic Church. Mandate, Commitments and Practices of a Diverse Congregation
Mark DeYmaz
Through personal stories, proven experience and a thorough analysis of the biblical text, Building a Healthy Multi-ethnic Church illustrates both the biblical mandate for the multi-ethnic church as well as the seven core commitments required to...
The Promise of Paradox. A Celebration of Contradictions in the Christian Life
Паркер Палмер
First published in 1980—and reissued here with a feisty new introductory essay—The Promise of Paradox launched Parker J. Palmer’s career as an author and his ongoing exploration of the contradictions that vex and enrich our lives. In this...
Pocket Guide to the Bible. A Little Book About the Big Book
Jason Boyett
"Jason Boyett's Pocket Guides are smart and hilarious. And they're sneaky too: You don't realize how much you're learning because you're having so much fun." —AJ Jacobs, author, The Year of Living Biblically Americans consistently identify the...
Why the Christian Right Is Wrong. A Minister's Manifesto for Taking Back Your Faith, Your Flag, Your Future
Robin Meyers
"I join the ranks of those who are angry, because I have watched as the faith I love has been taken over by fundamentalists who claim to speak for Jesus but whose actions are anything but Christian." —Robin Meyers, from his «Speech Heard Round...
The Phoenix Affirmations. A New Vision for the Future of Christianity
Eric Elnes
The Phoenix Affirmations, named for the town in which the principles were created and the mythological bird adopted by ancient Christians as a symbol of resurrection, offers disillusioned and spiritually homeless Christians and others a sense of...
Almost Catholic. An Appreciation of the History, Practice, and Mystery of Ancient Faith
Jon Sweeney
Jon Sweeney, a self-described “evolved Protestant” and noted religious writer, has long been fascinated by the Catholic Church. However, it wasn’t until he was a young missionary in the Philippines that he truly began to understand the Church’s...
Values, Prosperity, and the Talmud. Business Lessons from the Ancient Rabbis
Larry Kahaner
This insightful book offers business advice that has endured for thousands of years. While business fads come and go, the ancient lessons of the Talmud are timeless, profound, ethical, and practical–and they’re for everyone. Values, Prosperity,...
Our Lives As Torah. Finding God in Our Own Stories
Carol Ochs
In this powerful book, Carol Ochs shows us how to develop a personal theology by examining our life stories, learning to recognize God at work in them, and bringing them into conversation with Torah. Using timeless biblical texts as lenses to...
It's Really All About God. How Islam, Atheism, and Judaism Made Me a Better Christian
Samir Selmanovic
A fresh exploration of a redeeming, dynamic, and radically different way to hold one's religion Samir Selmanovic—who grew up a in a culturally Muslim family in Croatia, converted to Christianity as a soldier in the then-Yugoslavian army, and...
Relational Intelligence. How Leaders Can Expand Their Influence Through a New Way of Being Smart
Steve Saccone
An insightful and practical guide for developing relational leadership skills and engaging new paradigms of influence Relational Intelligence reveals how leaders can become smarter in the way they conduct their relationships, and as a result,...
Reverse Mentoring. How Young Leaders Can Transform the Church and Why We Should Let Them
Earl Creps
Earl Creps is known for his work in connecting the younger generation of postmoderns with their Boomer predecessors. The author of Off-Road Disciplines, Creps, in this new book, takes up the topic of how older church leaders can learn from...
A Lily Among the Thorns. Imagining a New Christian Sexuality
Miguel DeLaTorre A.
A new way for Christians to think about sexuality Author Miguel De La Torre, a well-respected ethicist and professor known for his innovative readings of Christian doctrine, rejects both the liberal and conservative prejudices about sex. He...
Let Your Life Speak. Listening for the Voice of Vocation
Паркер Палмер
With wisdom, compassion, and gentle humor, Parker J. Palmer invites us to listen to the inner teacher and follow its leadings toward a sense of meaning and purpose. Telling stories from his own life and the lives of others who have made a...
A Friendly Letter to Skeptics and Atheists. Musings on Why God Is Good and Faith Isn't Evil
David Myers G.
A Friendly Letter to Skeptics and Atheists helps readers—both secular and religious—appreciate their common ground. For those whose thinking has moved from the religious thesis to the skeptical antithesis (or vice versa), Myers offers pointers...
Trusting the Spirit. Renewal and Reform in American Religion
Richard Cimino
Can renewal and reform groups rekindle spiritual vitality and fervor in today's religious institutions? The call to revive one's faith fills more pages of the Christian and Jewish scriptures than any other theme. Today, reform and renewal...
Pocket Guide to Sainthood. The Field Manual for the Super-Virtuous Life
Jason Boyett
"Boyett's witty, weird, and sometimes even wise Pocket Guides are proof that the best things do come in small packages." —Daniel Radosh, author, Rapture Ready! We name our cities, hospitals, and churches after them. We flock to shrines bearing...
Signs and Wonders. Why Pentecostalism Is the World's Fastest Growing Faith
Paul Alexander
Combining personal stories and sound scholarship, Paul Alexander, a young scholar with a Pentecostal background, examines the phenomenal worldwide success of Pentecostalism. While most other works on the subject are either for academics or...
The Book of Revelation For Dummies
Рихард Вагнер
Are you baffled by the Book of Revelation? Understand the purpose, key themes, and symbolism of the most fascinating book in the Bible with The Book of Revelation For Dummies, an easy-to-understand guide that will help you grasp the enduring...
Jewish Tales of Holy Women
Yitzhak Buxbaum
What is a «holy woman,» or a holy man for that matter? According to the Jewish mystics, a holy person is someone who has not lost the holiness that every baby is born with. A holy person is someone who fulfills it. Stories about Jewish holy...
Jewish Tales of Mystic Joy
Yitzhak Buxbaum
Jewish Tales of Mystic Joy reveals the happiness that awaits us if we strive for real spirituality. The stories are about pious rabbis and humble tailors, about dancing, singing, laughing, and crying, but their common denominator is always...
The Torah For Dummies
Arthur Kurzweil
An easy-to-understand introduction to Judaism's most sacred text The foundation of Hebrew and Jewish religion, thought, law, and society is the Torah-the parchment scroll containing the text of the Five Books of Moses that is located in every...
Comparative Religion For Dummies
Mark Sullivan
Understand the beliefs, customs, and rituals of each faith The fun and easy way to know the common elements of these widespread religions Want to know more about the faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam? This plain-English guide traces...
Practicing Greatness. 7 Disciplines of Extraordinary Spiritual Leaders
Ken Blanchard
Based on his extensive experience as coach and mentor to many thousands of Christian leaders across a broad spectrum of ministry settings, Reggie McNeal helps spiritual leaders understand that they will self-select into or out of greatness. In...
Missional Renaissance. Changing the Scorecard for the Church
Reggie McNeal
Reggie McNeal's bestseller The Present Future is the definitive work on the «missional movement,» i.e., the widespread movement among Protestant churches to be less inwardly focused and more oriented toward the culture and community around them....
The Tangible Kingdom. Creating Incarnational Community
Hugh Halter
Written for those who are trying to nurture authentic faith communities and for those who have struggled to retain their faith, The Tangible Kingdom offers theological answers and real-life stories that demonstrate how the best ancient church...
Church Unique. How Missional Leaders Cast Vision, Capture Culture, and Create Movement
Will Mancini
Written by church consultant Will Mancini expert on a new kind of visioning process to help churches develop a stunningly unique model of ministry that leads to redemptive movement. He guides churches away from an internal focus to emphasize...
Whole Church. Leading from Fragmentation to Engagement
Mel Lawrenz
Praise for Whole Church «Mel is a thoughtful analyst of church life today. Best of all—he actually does what he writes about. This book can lead to new levels of engagement for your church.» —John Ortberg, author and pastor, Menlo Park...
The Lost Apostle. Searching for the Truth About Junia
Rena Pederson
In The Lost Apostle award-winning journalist Rena Pederson investigates a little known subject in early Christian history—the life and times of the female apostle Junia. Junia was an early convert and leading missionary whose story was “lost”...
The Present Future. Six Tough Questions for the Church
Reggie McNeal
In this provocative book, author, consultant, and church leadership developer Reggie McNeal debunks these and other old assumptions and provides an overall strategy to help church leaders move forward in an entirely different and much more...
Off-Road Disciplines. Spiritual Adventures of Missional Leaders
Earl Creps
In Off-Road Disciplines, Earl Creps reveals that the on-road practices of prayer and Bible reading should be bolstered by the other kinds of encounters with God that occur unexpectedly—complete with the bumps and bruises that happen when you go...
Christ of the Celts. The Healing of Creation
J. Newell Philip
Christ of the Celts «I explore the Celtic image of Christ as the Memory of what we have forgotten. He remembers the dance of the universe and the harmony that is deep within all things. He is the Memory also of who we are.» –from the Prelude...
